to ilm wala hai itna to jaanta hoga
hum achchhe log bure ban gae to kya hoga

main is yaqin pe ta-umr jine wala hun
jahan pe kuchh na milega wahan khuda hoga

tu mere sare raqibon ke nam jaanti hai
tujhe to meri mohabbat ka bhi pata hoga

ye jitni tezi se daur-e-jadid aa raha hai
hawa ke hath mein bhi ek din diya hoga

mujhe bataya tha bachpan mein ek nujumi ne
tu jis se pyar karega wo be-wafa hoga

main tujh ko yaad bhi karta hun aur nahin bhi dost
mera ye sher bhi zu-mani ban gaya hoga